Structure analysis and core community detection of embodied resources networks among regional industries

Xijun He, Yanbo Dong, Yuying Wu, Guodan Wei, Lizhi Xing and Jia Yan

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2017, vol. 479, issue C, 137-150

Abstract: To address the double pressure of scarce resources and regional industrial isomorphism, this paper applied the concepts of exergy and embodied resources based on economic input–output (I–O) data. We constructed the embodied resources networks among the regional industries of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (also known as Jing-Jin-Ji) in China. We analyzed the rules of embodied resources consumption in the area’s industries, identified the core community structures, and studied the characteristics of industrial homogeneity through regional comparisons. The results showed that the dependence on scarce resources of industrial operations in Beijing was less than in Jin-Ji, while the dependence on finance, technology, information, and other service resources in Beijing was higher than in Jin-Ji. The I–O efficiency of embodied resources among industries and the agglomeration of correlation relationships in industries with large embodied resources were higher than in Jin-Ji. The industrial coincidence degree in the ”bridge” industries and in the core community in Jin-Ji was higher than in Jing-Jin and Jing-Ji, which means the industrial homogeneous competition of Jin-Ji was higher, too. This study makes a significant contribution toward promoting the dislocation development of regional industries, accelerating the coordination of resources, and reducing homogeneity competition.

Keywords: Community detection; Core community; Embodied resources networks; Industrial homogeneity; Regional industrial isomorphism; Industrial resources networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2017.02.068

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